Iliad and Odyssey- stories were written by ancient Greeks to tell stories of heroism; to inspire their people. stories of morality and character. By having Odysseus punished repeatedly in the Odyssey‚ it was thought by the Greeks to provoke a sense of humility and shame instead of pride based on Greek heroes‚ to have Greek citizens harbor a sense of humility and humbleness instead of pride and nobility and power. For all intensive purposes‚ they were told for entertainment; and to possibly pass on
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Spread Of Buddhism In China Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. It is a religion that was founded in India in the sixth century BCE and was brought to China by the first century CE. When Buddhism was brought to China and it gradually won over converts‚ expanded throughout China‚ and influenced Chinese culture as we know it. In spite of Buddhism’s dissemination throughout China there were still Chinese people who didn’t convert
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(Kong Philosopher) Confucianism: Started by Confucius. in China‚ Korean Peninsula‚ and Indochina. had Analects‚ Doctrine of the Mean‚ Mencius‚ and Great Learning (all holy/ sacred texts. Respect for social superiors (fathers/ husbands) (Xioa- filial piety- honoring of the family bond between a child and his/her parents) Ren (humaness) relationship between
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China was unified in 221 B.C.E. for the first time in many centuries after decades of constant warfare (also called the “Warring States Period”) for the first time in centuries under the leadership of Qin (McKay‚ 178). The king of Qin did not feel that the title of king was grand enough and created the title “Emperor” (huangdi) and he called himself the First Emperor (Shihuangdi) in hopes of many successors (McKay‚ 178-179). The Qin state soon fell apart and led to the beginning of the Han Dynasty
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Hanan Allen Mr.Savastano Pre-IB English III 29 April 2010 During the Common Era the eastern world managed to portray huge amounts of Ethnocentrism which operated internally on the minds of conquered societies as well as cultures. The eastern perception on the way of life degraded other traditions in order to uplift the status of their own beliefs. The correlation of Ethnocentrism led to the encouragement of Nationalism demonstrating the characterization of hubris. In the text Things Fall Apart
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Love Suicide In the Love Suicide in Amijima‚ the ideas of Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ Taoism‚ and/or Shintoism (e.g. filial piety‚ chastity‚ salvation‚ karma‚ impermanence‚ etc) appear in conversations between characters‚ but quite differently from what we have seen in our previous readings. Choose one or two character(s)‚ and describe how the ideas affect the ways in which he or she acts‚ speaks. The ideas of Confucianism and Buddhism are highly conveyed in the play‚ The Love Suicides of Amijima
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Topics in Feminism Professor Ding 8 Jan‚ 2013 A Comparison between Marjorie Topley and Ziling Ye’s Research on Zishu nu In the early nineteenth century rural Kwantung in China‚ there were a group of women‚ who were different from the other Chinese women. They go through a hair-dressing ritual and vowed to remain unmarried in their whole lives. They are called zishu nu‚ which means women who make their own hair. There are two authors‚ Marjorie Topley and Ziling Ye who had both written a research
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Lee Bailey‚ Sr. His 104 Formation of Chinese Civilization The Chinese civilization was first started during the Xia (2200 BCE-1750 BCE). This it during this era that Chinese people would start to improve upon previous Civilizations. In this essay will see how China progressed throughout history to what it has become based on the their ability to learn from other civilizations and improve upon their own. Agriculture was the bases
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Does the acquisition of wealth change people’s values? Some may think that because they are wealthy‚ they can live however they wish. While others may use their wealth to aid the poor. As one can tell‚ different people use their wealth in different ways. Wealth can also change the way people view traditional values. People get so “caught up” in the amount of money they have‚ that they begin to forget what is really important in their lives. In one classic novel set in early twentieth century China
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Benito Mussolini‚ the leader of Italian authoritarian nationalists‚ seized power in the early 1900s. A former social journalist‚ Mussolini first coined the term fascism. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917‚ Mussolini’s fascism represented a counterrevolution. His fascist ideas aligned with the authoritarian of modernity‚ combining mass movement with the aggression of authoritarian nationalism‚ antisocialist‚ and anti-liberal values. Mussolini contended that everything an individual did‚ needed
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